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  • #16
    [QUOTEFits in a shirt pocket[/QUOTE]

    Most important part, t'was!

    best, randy

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    • #17
      I like the small USAF one. Basically a small E-6B for fighter/attack cockpit use.

      I don't remember the designation, but I still have one around.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Larry sreyoB View Post
        My favorite was the Jepp CR-5. Fits in a shirt pocket.

        I had my primary students buy a CR computer, too, but most picked a larger size which was easier to learn on. The CR-3, I think.

        I think the medium-sized CR-2 is the only one that they still make.

        https://www.longbeachpilotshop.com/p...cular-computer

        I have never, ever used the one all the GA folks have trained on; I started my Nav training on the CR-2 and still carry one to this day. On long legs I still use it to manually check all my great gadgets and remind myself of the navigator's fundamentals. Although it's most accurate the faster you go, and 160-172 knots TAS is NOT what I think they had in mind.

        Best regards,
        Andy

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        • #19
          Originally posted by A. Niemyer View Post
          Although it's most accurate the faster you go, and 160-172 knots TAS is NOT what I think they had in mind.
          You really don't need 8-decimal place precision when calculating a flight plan. Those who used slide rules understood that. Those who grew up with electronic calculators; not so much.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Larry sreyoB View Post
            Fits in a shirt pocket
            Concur, (priority)

            best, randy

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            • #21
              This is the one I was issued in the USAF and when it was lost in the crash, I picked up a replacement from eBay.

              https://airandspace.si.edu/collectio...ates-air-force

              Another site says 4" wide and 7.5" long, in the case.

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